Preparing for &quot;Return to China&quot;

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From the employers perspectiveTake the perspective of the employer, what is important to them?

Understand more about the job roles that interest you.

Examine what skills, knowledge, relevant experience and personal attitudes are required for the job roles.

A helpful approach is to look at a range of current roles on the market and find common trends in knowledge, skills, experience and attitudes required. This will enable you to improve the tailoring of your CV. Your Durham Experience During your time in Durham, what knowledge have you acquired that will be useful to future employers?

Ask yourself what modules and learning will be useful to a future employer?

Consider how your international experience can be of value.

What skills and knowledge have you improved and how could this be useful to a future employer?

Hard & Soft Skills Your CV Bring your CV along to the event and make sure you have your local contact details.

You can help yourself by using content on abintegro www.abintegro.com/signin/durham

Great CV Example Know the businessPrior to event we will let you know who the companies attending will be.

It is then up to you to research the companies and understand more about them. Feedback from the last event was more of this needs to be done So make sure you put effort into this area, prior toattending the event.

Please use the example to help you. On the dayMeet, greet and engage

Be enthusiastic, be interested, be motivated, be yourself.

Introduce yourself, highlight your background reading on the company and their roles and communicate the aspects which really appeal to you.

Follow up with questions you want to ask. This is a more effective way of building a relationship and developing a conversation.

Remember - You do not have to secure the job at this point. You do need to focus on acquiring another meeting or moving to the next stage of the recruitment process. Aim to get contact details if you can.

Professional Behaviour Be friendly, pleasent, polite and respectful.

Deliver the most positive impression you can. How would you like the person to think of you when you leave?

Be helpful and enthusiastic, assist the employer to get to know and understand you better.

Wear business dress, be smart and have attention to detail in your personal appearance. Start your careerReturn to ChinaYour Exclusive Durham University Business School Event Being prepared It is desirable to demonstrate a combination of hard and soft skills Hard Skills - specific to job

Which hard and soft skills have you demonstrated?Make sure the CV your bring to the event is in English and Chinese. Please see the examples as guides

A max of 2 pages for your English and Chinese CV.

4 pages in total.

Put your name on each page.

Put your English CV first and have a photo on either your English orMandarin CV.

One to Ones - On the DayTask - Analyse your own hard and soft skills, communicate them in your CV and understand how you have demonstrated them as you may be required to communicate this on the day.If selected for a one to one please be advised it is a formal conversation but not necessarily part of the recruitment process.

The one to one is an opportunity to impress the employer, so, the research you have undertaken on the company will also be vital.

Your personal preparation will also be key, particularly identifying and relating skills, knowledge and experiences to situations you have encountered. Think about examples in the lead up to the event.

Visualise a successful outcome, consider what will go well and how a successful performance will make you feel.

Be aware of your strengths and visualise how your strengths will make a difference to the employer.

For more information - visit abintegro, resources interviews for a wide range of videos and articles. www.abintegro.com/signin/durham

Don't worry if you do not secure a one to one prior to the event. You can still promote yourself during the Career Fair.